US Open 2025: Golf’s Richest Major Maintains Record Purse
06/16/2025 by Alexandra Caspers
The prize money for the US Open 2025 has not been increased, yet the winner still takes home more than at any other major.
This is how much prize money is up for grabs at the 2025 US Open. (Photo: Getty)
Top 5 Leaderboard
| # | Nationality | Player Name | Today | Thru | To Par | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
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Despite no increase to the overall prize fund, the US Open once again cements its status as the most lucrative of the four majors. The USGA confirmed that the 2025 edition at Oakmont carried a total purse of $21.5 million—matching last year’s figure, but still outpacing The Masters, The Open, and the PGA Championship.
With his dramatic victory sealed by a 20-meter birdie putt on the 72nd hole, JJ Spaun takes home a winner’s check of $4.3 million—equaling the sum Bryson DeChambeau earned for his triumph at Los Angeles Country Club in 2024.
While other majors have made incremental moves to boost their prize money, the US Open’s benchmark-setting purse continues to make it the financial pinnacle of major championship golf.
The Prize Money at the US Open 2025
| Ranking | Player | Score | Price Money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.J. Spaun | -1 | $4,300,000 |
| 2 | Robert MacIntyre | +1 | $2,322,000 |
| 3 | Viktor Hovland | +2 | $1,459,284 |
| T4 | Cameron Young | +3 | $1,023,014 |
| T4 | Tyrrell Hatton | +3 | $1,023,014 |
| T4 | Carlos Ortiz | +3 | $1,023,014 |
| T7 | Jon Rahm | +4 | $681,131 |
| T7 | Scottie Scheffler | +4 | $681,131 |
| T7 | San Burns | +4 | $681,131 |
| T10 | Ben Griffin | +5 | $507,118 |
| T10 | Russell Henley | +5 | $507,118 |
| T12 | Xander Schauffele | +6 | $427,901 |
| T12 | Brooks Koepka | +6 | $427,901 |
| T12 | Chris Kirk | +6 | $427,901 |
| T12 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +6 | $427,901 |
| T12 | Rasmus Neergaard-Peterson | +6 | $427,901 |
| T12 | Thirston Lawrence | +6 | $427,901 |
| T12 | Adam Scott | +6 | $427,901 |
| T19 | Rory McIlroy | +7 | $267,054 |
| T19 | Ryan Fox | +7 | $267,054 |
| T19 | Victor Perez | +7 | $267,054 |
| T19 | Emiliano Grillo | +7 | $267,054 |
| T23 | Collin Morikawa | +8 | $204,515 |
| T23 | Patrick Reed | +8 | $204,515 |
| T23 | Jordan Spieth | +8 | $204,515 |
| T23 | Thomas Detry | +8 | $204,515 |
| T23 | Jason Day | +8 | $204,515 |
| T23 | Sam Stevens | +8 | $204,515 |
| T23 | Matt Wallace | +8 | $204,515 |
| T23 | Max Greyserman | +8 | $204,515 |
| T23 | Nick Taylor | +8 | $204,515 |
| T23 | Chris Gotterup | +8 | $204,515 |
| T33 | Tom Kim | +9 | $121,567 |
| T33 | Aaron Rai | +9 | $121,567 |
| T33 | J.T. Poston | +9 | $121,567 |
| T33 | Keegan Bradley | +9 | $121,567 |
| 37 | Maverick McNealy | +10 | $101,379 |
| T38 | Taylor Pendrith | +11 | $96,991 |
| T38 | Tony Finau | +11 | $96,991 |
| T38 | Matt Fitzpatrick | +11 | $96,991 |
| T38 | Marc Leishman | +11 | $96,991 |
| T42 | Hideki Matsuyama | +12 | $79,436 |
| T42 | Andrew Novak | +12 | $79,436 |
| T42 | Si Woo Kim | +12 | $79,436 |
| T42 | Trevor Cone | +12 | $79,436 |
| T46 | Niklas Norgaard | +13 | $62,320 |
| T46 | Daniel Berger | +13 | $62,320 |
| T46 | Rasmus Hojgaard | +13 | $62,320 |
| T46 | Jhonattan Vegas | +13 | $62,320 |
| T50 | Ryan McCormick | +14 | $50,251 |
| T50 | Michael Kim | +14 | $50,251 |
| T50 | Adam Schenk | +14 | $50,251 |
| T50 | Mackenzie Hughes | +14 | $50,251 |
| T50 | Ryan Gerard | +14 | $50,251 |
| T55 | Justin Hastings | +15 | $46,081 |
| T55 | Laurie Canter | +15 | $46,081 |
| T57 | Sungjae Kim | +16 | $45,203 |
| T57 | Denny McCarthy | +16 | $45,203 |
| T59 | Harris English | +18 | $44,326 |
| T59 | Brian Harman | +18 | $44,326 |
| T61 | Jordan Smith | +19 | $43,448 |
| T61 | Johnny Keefer | +19 | $43,448 |
| T61 | James Nicholas | +19 | $43,448 |
| T64 | Cam Davis | +22 | $42,131 |
| T64 | Matthieu Pavon | +22 | $42,131 |
| 66 | Philip Barbaree Jr. | +24 | $41,254 |
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